Construction of heddles and harness eor weavers



STATES FATENT OFFCE.

BENJN. HARTFORD AND W. B. TILTON, OF ENFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CONSTRUCTION 0F HEDDLES AND HARNESS FOR WAVERS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 544, dated December 29, 1837.

T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that we, BENJAMIN HARTFORD andWILLIAM B. TILTON, both of Enfield, county of Grafton, and State of NewHampshire, have invented, constructed, and applied to use a new anduseful Improvement in the Mode of Constructing Weavers Harnesses fromMetallic He'ddles; and that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawing, whichforms a part of this speciication.

Figure l represents a view of the harness. This harness consists of aframe supporting two metallic rods C C to which are attached theheddles. The frame is composed of two shafts A A, similar to those incommon harnesses resting upon the shoulders of two metallic or woodengirths B, B, and firmly secured thereto by means of nuts or any of theknown methods. lVithinthe shafts A, A, and near to them are placed themetallic rods C, C, extending the whole length of the harness andpassing through the girths B, B, and secured on their outer sides bymeans of nuts, and supporting the heddles. The heddles D are fittedclosely to the rods C, C, and attached to the clasps H, these claspspassing around the shafts A, A, and susceptible of a rectilinearreciprocating motion so as to adjust the said heddles to thecorresponding part of the reed when in operation, (shown at Fig. 3). Akey or wedge I passing between the clas s and the shafts on their outeredge, Vkeep t e rods C in their proper position the number of theseclasps and corresponding heddles varying in numlength and of the samewidth in ordery that they may be displaced atpleasure to admit the handbetween them for replacing the broken weft said rod being about oneeighth of an inch in diameter (shown at Fig. 2). That part of the heddlethrough which the eyeis made has a slight oblique curve` to admit theweft to pass more freely, the operationof said harness being the same asthose in common use.

W'hat we claim as our invention and wish to secure by Letters Patentisl. The above described metallic heddles formed of one entire piecewith holes therein to admit the weft and for their support upon the rodsas above described. These heddles are made of tin or brass, iron orsteel wire that has passed between rollers to give it the required widthand thickness or any other metal applicable to said metallic heddles.

2. We claim the heddles marked D with holes fitting closely to the rodson which the heddles are placed and attached to the clasps.

3. We claim the heddle frame constructed substantially as abovedescribed.

BENJAMIN HARTFORD. WM. B. TILTON. Witnesses:

NATHL. W. WESTGATE, GEORGE W. CONANT.

